<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Course 21A is enforced requisite to 21B, which is enforced requisite to 21CW. Limited to first-year freshmen. Introduction to key issues in humanities and social sciences through reading of prominent social theories of past four centuries. Consideration of writers from Rousseau and Wollstonecraft to Foucault and Beauvoir in historical context and from perspectives of academic specialties for which their work is fundamental. Letter grading.</p>

Clusters

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

Clusters are yearlong, collaboratively taught, interdisciplinary courses that focus on a topic of timely importance, such as the global environment or interracial dynamics.

Cluster Program

General Education — Social Analysis (Society & Culture)

General Education — Historical Analysis (Society & Culture)

General Education — Philosophical & Linguistic Analysis (Arts & Humanities)

General Catalog

History of Modern Thought

CLUSTER 21A

6 units